The Land of Bright Gold
John Thompson

I will go to the land of bright gold
A place of peace and plenty
Where everyone's story is told
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will enter the palace of dreams
A place of peace and plenty
Where magic is just as it seems
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will walk through the towering trees
A place of peace and plenty
Where the leaves sing the song of the breeze
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will go to the cave of the King
A place of peace and plenty
And we'll sit there together and sing
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will dance in the garden of love
A place of peace and plenty
Where our souls can soar high up above
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will climb to the mountains of peace
A place of peace and plenty
The place where all anger will cease
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will sleep in the warmth of the sun
A place of peace and plenty
Where all who are gone will be one
And grief and sorrow can't find me

I will go to the land of bright gold
A place of peace and plenty
Where everyone's story is told
And grief and sorrow can't find me

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Track 13 on the Cloudstreet CD, The Land of Bright Gold. From the liner notes: "John wrote this piece while thinking of the hopes that people carry for the 'other place' that they imagine will be better. It is this type of dreaming that drives us to believe in the next world, or to travel to the far side of the globe in search of new lives." Recording here.